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Posts published by “Vidya Sury”

Hi! I’m Vidya Sury. I am a writer, editor, and the voice behind Collecting Smiles. Here, I share practical mindfulness guides, personal essays, and book reviews designed to bring calm and joy to your everyday life. Brand collaborations and creative partnerships are always welcome—let's connect!

What the yuck!

Fart …erm….fact stranger than fiction Cow fart cans offer ‘authentic smell of countryside’Cans filled with the aroma of cow farts are proving a big hit with shoppers – despite costing £5 a tin. Tins filled with the air sucked out of an ageing wooden stable, straw lined and filled with gas…

A piece of childhood

Over at The Zen Mama’s blog I read a beautiful post  today that took me right back to my childhood days and those lazy summer vacations. Kalyani paati, my great grandmother and my mother’s mother was an amazing woman who ruled her roost and brood with the proverbial iron hand in…